Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Thon Hotel Kirkenes
HOTEL €€
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( 78 97 10 50;
www.thonhotels.no/kirkenes
; Johan
Knudtzens gate 11; s/d from Nkr990/1190; )
This brand-new waterside hotel is
Thon-boxy from the exterior. Within, though, it's open, vast and exciting, offering great
views of the sound and a cluster of laid-up Russian trawlers to starboard. The restaurant is
just as architecturally stimulating, while you could easily dangle a line from the open-air
terrace.
Rica Arctic Hotel
HOTEL €€
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( 78 99 11 59;
www.rica.no/arctic
; Kongensgate 1-3; s/d
from Nkr875/1125; )
The Rica Arctic, a pleasing modern block, boasts Nor-
way's most easterly swimming pool, heated and open year-round. The other special attrib-
ute, its Arctic Menu restaurant (summer buffet Nkr295), is the best of the town's hotel din-
ing options.
Kirkenes Snow Hotel
SNOW HOTEL €€€
( 78 97 05 40;
www.kirkenessnowhotel.com
; incl transfer from Kirkenes, half-
board & sauna Nkr2250; 20 Dec-mid-April)
Yes, the price is steep but you'll re-
member the occasion for life. And bear in mind that 25 tonnes of ice and 15,000 cu metres
of snow are shifted each winter to build this ephemeral structure. For dinner, guests cook
reindeer sausages over an open fire, then enjoy a warming main course of baked salmon.
Barents Frokosthotell
HOTEL €
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( 78 99 32 99;
www.kbhotel.no
;
Presteveien 3; s/d Nkr650/
875, without bathroom Nkr600/700; )
Reception staff and most of your fellow guests
will probably be Russian at this unpretentious place. Overlooking the main square, it has
14 fresh, comfortable, bog-standard rooms and there's a guest kitchen.
Kirkenes Camping
CAMPGROUND €
( 78 99 80 28; Maggadalen, Hesseng; tent/caravan sites Nkr100/150 plus per
person Nkr30, 4-bed cabins with outside bathroom Nkr390-500, with bathroom
Nkr950-1500;
Jun-Aug)
Beside the E6 and 8km west of Kirkenes, this is the sole op-
